Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Being Found With Stolen Vehicle In East Quogue: Police
He was arrested Friday, police say.
EAST QUOGUE, NY —A Flanders man was arrested after he was found driving a stolen car, police said.
According to Southampton Town police, on Friday at about 8:32 p.m, officers stopped a motor vehicle on Oakville Avenue in East Quogue that was previously reported stolen.
The driver of the vehicle, Gerado Rodriguez-Hernandez, 34, was arrested and transported to Southampton Town police headquarters, where he was held for morning arraignment at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.
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Rodriguez-Hernandez was charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen propery, a felony; and third-degree grand larceny, a felony, police said.
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